[TigersEye]

Five compartment fanny pack.

External...

• Pint of water.
• Rain jacket.
• Thermometer on swiveling thumb clip.
• Pepper spray.
• Digital multi-function watch.
• Elastic headstrap for Maglight.
• My keys.

Small outer compartment...

• Wallet.
• Altoids.
• Ballpoint pen.
• Kitchen matches in watertight container.
• Lensatic compass.
• Jeweler's loop w/ 10x and 15x lenses.
• Mini Maglight on a keychain caribiner.
• GPS unit.
• 4 extra AA batteries for maglight and GPS.
• Pen-style diamond hone.
• 1"X3" magnesium block w/striker.

Very small belt strap compartment...

• Extra credit card.
• Phone card w/ lots of minutes.
• Ibuprofen and aspirin.
• Osha root.
• Condoms.
• Postage stamps.
• Two pairs of ear plugs.
• Numerous hair ties.
• Elastic cord and several sizes of split rings.
• Deep Woods Off towelettes.
• Moist towlettes for hands and for glass lenses.
• A Sharpie and a fine point felt tip pen.
• Rolaids and dental floss.

In a cleaned out military chem-kit container kept in the second water bottle pocket...

• Kitchen matches in waterproof container.
• Small magnesium stick.
• Strong waxed thread.
• Fishing line and hooks.
• Small three blade pocket knife wrapped with some tie wire.
• Maglight bulb.
• Pencil.
• Emergency whistle.
• Two film cans filled w/ honey.

Main compartment...

• Ruger .45 w/ extra hi-cap mag.
• Power Bar.
• Titralac antacid.
• Neck wrap filled w/ hydrating gel.

Weight - 8.5 lbs. Cost - way less than $1,500. Carried - daily.
Not really my BOB but it is the core of it and good enough to hit the road or a wilderness trail.

[TigersEye]

I completely forgot to list...

Two Mylar space blankets.

[Richard Kimball]

Good list. If I can throw out mine:

Pickup with at least a half tank of gas
flash light and spare bats
Med kit
MREs
comfortable sneakers
toothbrush and razor (that's a holdover from my single days)
spare socks
.45 w/a spare box of ammo
couple of blankets and a poncho
case of diet coke
roll of toilet paper
I keep a lighter and have a few in the truck anyway.

FWIW, I live a half block from a highway that heads straight out into the boondocks. I strongly believe your BOB should be tailored to your area. Also, my truck is my BOB. I've got a wife and two kids with disabilities. The kids aren't walking a long way and I'm not going anyplace without them. Oh, and a ball cap and sunscreen. On the food, make it stuff you don't mind eating, and swap out every so often.

[Lurker]

You forgot a deck of playing cards.

Clan Lurker (3 of us including 14 yo Lurker Jr) each have 2 BOB's. One of them is a smaller Camelback type which stays in the car. The other is a medium ALICE pack with more stuff and is designed for longer term use.

In addition to the gear each of them has a deck of cards in there.

L

[ansel12]

minimaglights are outdated, with breakable bulbs that burn out, short battery life and dim light.

This is the kind of thing that you can get today that uses a single AA, has a permanent bulb (LED), is regulated and burns up to 34 hours.
https://www.fenix-store.com/product_info.php?cPath=22_69_50&products_id=466

If you want something for the key chain or kit that is cheaper, uses a permanent LED and burns 21 hours on a single AAA battery, is regulated and is brighter than your minimaglite then this is the ticket.

https://www.fenix-store.com/product_info.php?cPath=22_69_49&products_id=435

[ChocChipCookie]

Question about the GPS unit. In case the electrical grid should go out, can you still use these? (Dumb question probably.)